• Break down …

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    So, a couple months ago, I started taking yoga classes. I’m not weirdly bendable at all, but I like it and it’s good for me. It’s exercise. It can’t hurt, right? 🙄

    A new yoga/pilates studio recently opened in my area, and last night, I decided to go beyond yoga and try a pilates class. 

    I think I broke my core. 😯

    That’s what the instructor calls the middle of your body — your core. Evidently, that’s what pilates is all about, working those muscles. You also use these band things for resistance training on your arms and legs. They remind me of cut-up balloons more than anything else. Slipper little suckers …

    Actually, I’m not as sore as I thought I’d be. But there were some twinges when I got out of bed this morning. And I was definitely feeling the burn last night. But I’m going to go back. This will be the year I lose those final ten pounds.

    What about you? Trying any new exercise routines for the New Year?

  • Holding out for a hero …

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    So, Nalini Singh is running a pretty cool contest over at her blog to celebrate her February release, Mine to Possess. Basically, she wants folks to talk about their favorite romance heroes.

    My favorite hero? The Beast in Beauty by Robin McKinley. Technically, it’s a young adult novel, but who cares about technicalities? At its heart, the book is a beautiful love story. Why do I like the Beast so much? Because he’s kind and gentle and recognizes Beauty’s, well, beauty long before she does. And he’s willing to die so she can go back to her family and be happy. You can’t get much more romantic than that.

    Second runner up: James Bond. Yeah, I’m a Bond girl. Go figure. 😉

    What about you? Who’s your favorite romance hero?

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    An interview with yours truly …

    Karen Healey over at Girls Read Comics was nice enough to take the time to interview me about Hot Mama and various other things. Go check it out.

    While you’re there, be sure to leave a comment in the forum or ask me a question. I’m going to give away two autographed copies of Hot Mama and one of Karma Girl to three random commentators. Along with bookmarks, of course. Because you can never have enough of those.

    BTW, Karen recently acquired an agent for her young adult urban fantasy novel. Way to go Karen! :ww:

  • 854 and counting …

    Finished Now and Then by Robert B. Parker.

    This is the latest book in his long-running Spenser series, about a Boston private investigator. In this one, an FBI agent hires Spenser to find out if his wife is cheating on him. She is, but that’s not the worst part — she’s also letting classified information slip to her lover, who’s the subject of a federal investigation. When people start dying, Spenser steps in to make sure justice is served.

    I’ve read every Spenser novel out there. The stories are simple and don’t really vary much from book to book. Spenser gets wind of something shady. He stirs things up, and engages in witty banter with his lover, Susan, and best friend, Hawk. And he always gets the bad guy in the end. But I always read the next book, mainly because I like Parker’s style so much. His books are about ninety percent dialogue and extremely easy to read. You wouldn’t think someone could tell a great story using so much dialogue, but Parker always pulls it off. One day, I want to write a book like that.

    So, thumbs up.

    Up next: Not sure. I really need to buckle down this weekend and make a good dent in my Assassin revisions. 🙄

  • They’re back …

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    Anybody else watch Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles last night on Fox? I thought it was pretty good. Interesting characters. Lots of action. Lots of explosions. Even a dream sequence.

    I’ve seen all the Terminator movies, and I think it’s a pretty cool concept. But it also makes my brain hurt, the way most time travel stories do. Especially the first movie. My question is this — if the love interest from the future hadn’t come to save Sarah, would John have ever been concieved/born? How can the future John send someone back to save him if the guy is also from the future and he’s also John’s father?

    Augh! Stop the brain pain!

    But I’ll keep watching the show. Also got to get my Prison Break fix tonight, too. 😉

    What about you? What shows are you watching right now?